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Learning Chinese starts simple with characters, advances to words, and peaks with idioms. Explore the free idiom 「軟硬兼施」 here, with meaning and examples.

We’re presenting the idiom 「軟硬兼施」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.

To perform simultaneously: to perform at the same time. Both soft and hard tactics were used.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

ruǎn yìng jiān shī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yun5 ngaang6 gim1 si1

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.